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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 959 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $130.0 vs $174.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-8500 - $0.81 vs $1.08 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-6700 - 162 vs 160 FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-8500
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
$12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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56 FPS
$14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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